1828/Thomas Rutland/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *+

1832/John Fletcher/../../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/John Fletcher/../../../Pigots Directory

1839/William James Witherington/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/W J Witherington/../../../Post Office Directory

1842/W J Witherington/../../../Robsons Directory

James Burren senior (1805 - 1868), was my 3 × great grandfather; previously
he was at the
Five Bells, Rochester ***

1843/James Burren/../../../Kellys Directory ***

James Burren was described as licensed victualler present at the death of
his son George at 34 Bartholomew Close on 21 June 1844 – source death
certificate ***

James Burren was described as publican present at the death of his daughter
Rhoda at 34 Bartholomew Close on 30 November 1844 – source death certificate
***

1846/James Burren/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1848/James Burren/../../../Post Office Directory ***

I have a note that James Burren continued to be listed as licensee at the
Blakeney’s Head in Kelly’s Directories through to 1855 but carelessly
neglected to record proper source details of these entries – double annoying
because the 1851 census shows that James Burren was a coachman living with
his wife in Marylebone (although he is also noted as the outgoing licensee
in February 1850). ***

James senior’s two surviving sons, William John and James junior moved
further eastward to Limehouse and Poplar by the 1870s. William John was a
beer retailer at the
Northey Arms, 1 Northey Street, Limehouse, in the 1871 census –
presumably just a small house at the end of a terrace as depicted on Edward
Stanford’s 1862 map. William John died in 1879, but his younger brother
James is at the Northey Arms in 1877. It also seems that his son Arthur
stayed in a similar line of business, being recorded as a wine barman in
West Ham in 1891 census, a wine cellarman in West Ham in 1901 census, and a
warehouse man (wine) at Forest Gate in 1910 when he married.

James Junior was at the
Parliament House, Forest Gate from at least 1879 according to the Petty
Sessions victuallers records - these can be viewed at the relevant Record
Office (in this case at Chelmsford), and are hand written records of
licensing dates and any minor misdemeanours.

There are two nephews of James Burren whom are also in the licensed trade,
including Thomas Burren, at the
Providence,
Canterbury and then the
Victoria,
Canterbury and also George Burren, at the
North
Foreland, Rochester

Prior to being licensee here, George Prockter was at the
Old Kings
Head, Blackfriars Road.

1854/M Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory

1856/G Prockter/../../../Post Office Directory

April 1856/Alfred Jackson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

April 1856/William Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

October 1857/J Stacey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1857/J Peters/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1859/J Peters/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press

July 1859/A Cluly/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press

My Great Grandfather Abraham Cluley was publican here from 1859 when his son
William Cluley was born here. His two daughters Louisa (my grandmother ) and
Annie were also born here. His first wife Sarah died here and he married
Mary Crutchley and they lived at the Inn until his death in 1874. Mary took
over the running of the inn until she remarried Henry Eglington and
relinquished the license. *